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Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Georges Bizet Composer
Libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy

Louis Langrée Conductor
Sammy El Ghadab Assistant Conductor
Andreas Homoki Director
Arturo Gama Assistant Director
Paul Zoller Set Designer
Gideon Davey Costume Designer
Franck Evin Lighting Designer
Cécile Giovansili-vissière Lighting Assistant
Marine Thoreau La Salle Pianist

Adult’s Choir Accentus
Christophe Grapperon Accentus Choir Master
Children’s Choir Maitrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique (Artistic Director: Sarah Koné)
Ludmilla Bouakkaz Children's Choir Master
Co-produced by Opernhaus Zürich

Gaëlle Arquez Carmen
Saimir Pirgu Don José
Elbenita Kajtazi Micaëla
Jean-fernand Setti Escamillo
Norma Nahoun Frasquita
Aliénor Feix Mercédès
François Lis Zuniga
Jean-Christophe Lanièce Moralès
Matthieu Walendzik Le Dancaïre
Abel Zamora Le Remendado
Sylvia Bergé (Recorded Voice) José's Mother

Hugo Collin, Wadih Cormier, Côme Fanton D’andon, Yvon-Gérard Lesieur Extras

Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Full orchestra credits)

1st Violin
Stephanie Gonley
Tijmen Huisingh
Elizabeth Wexler
Kana Kawashima
Aisling O’Dea
Fiona Alexander
Amira Bedrush-McDonald
Kristin Deeken
Catherine James
Carole Howat

2nd Violin
Marcus Barcham Stevens
Michelle Dierx
Sarah Bevan Baker
Wen Wang
Niamh Lyons
Stewart Webster
Gongbo Jiang
Tom Hankey

Viola
Felix Tanner
Francesca Gilbert
Brian Schiele
Steve King
Rebecca Wexler
Kathryn Jourdan

Cello
Philip Higham
Su-a Lee
Donald Gillan
Eric de Wit
Niamh Molloy

Bass
Nikita Naumov
Jamie Kenny
Adrian Bornet

Flute
André Cebrián
Marta Gómez

Piccolo
André Cebrián
Marta Gómez

Oboe
Katherine Bryer
Fraser Kelman

Cor Anglais
Fraser Kelman

Clarinet
Maximiliano Martín
William Stafford

Bassoon
Cerys Ambrose-Evans
Alison Green

Horn
Ken Henderson
Jamie Shield
Rachel Brady
Martin Lawrence

Cornet
Peter Franks
Shaun Harrold
Simon Bird

Trombone
Duncan Wilson
Nigel Cox
Alan Adams

Timpani
Louise Lewis Goodwin

Percussion
Tom Hunter
Kate Openshaw
Alasdair Kelly

Harp
Eleanor Hudson

Accentus (Full choir credits)

Soprano
Sophie Boyer
Pauline Feracci
Catherine Padaut
Eugénie de Padirac
Céline Boucard
Karine Godefroy
Charlotte Plasse
Pauline Gaillard
Audrey Escots

Alto
Marie Favier
Sarah Jouffroy
Geneviève Cirasse
Thi-Lien Truong
Valérie Rio
Violaine Lucas
Florence Barreau

Tenor
Camillo Angarita
Maurizio Rossano
Lancelot Lamotte
Alexandre Jamar
Ryan Veillet
Antoine Chenuet
Maciej Kotlarski
Stephen Collardelle

Bass
Olivier Déjean
Guillaume Pérault
Jean-Christophe Jacques
Pierre Jeannot
Olivier Cesarini
Pierre Corbel
Ronan Airault
Julien Neyer

Maitrise Populaire de l’Opéra-Comique (Full choir credits)

Cast A (4 Aug)
Mariama Badiane
Hana Derraji Schrader
Tanaé Djagoue-Craps
Gaya Fretat
Manon Goubet
Lola Houzet
Mona Keto
Iocha Koltes
Mona Lebas
Natacha Levy-Felix
Lisa Lounis
Anouk Mariou
Paul Massi
Edna Nancy Lo Prete
Elias Passard
Léon Prost
Jeanne Renoux
Kaoli Robert
Diane Soliveres
Emma Wirz

Cast B (6 and 8 Aug)
Roméo Arduin Brigitte
Elsa Basle
Liv Basset
Zadig Bouchara-Gaudriault
Hortense Braka Fontaine
Sun Creola
Anne-Lise Dumont
Inés Emara
Chloé Elenda
Léonie Guilbert
Alice Jakubiak
Ava Kavian de Haro
Rébecca Mace Buchman
Marilou Meier
Isaac Muniesa
Eloane Okomo
Rose Quillet-Xavier
Ramatoulaye Sall
Julia Segre
Emmanuella Traore